MASCULINITY STUDIES

SOC434

Course Code: SOC434
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Osman Özarslan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn the relationship between masculinity and gender.
Gather knowledge about masculinity is not a biological or sexual entity but an artifact of gender, patriarchy, ethnicity, nation, family, religion, etc.
Learn how masculinities are constructed through, discourses & language, performances, choices?
Be aware of the homophobic structure of masculine discourses, relations of misogyny & gender, how to produce patriarchal components of masculinity.
Learn the sexual categorization of the body and labor division.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No.

Course Description

Feminism and gender studies have a long history that has made them deepen and comprehensive. On the other hand, having a pro-feminist perspective and elaborating what is the relationship between masculinity(ies), gender, and patriarchy, masculinity studies can be seen as a newcomer of the interdisciplinary studies. Masculinity studies share the basic motives of feminism; gender is a socially constructed entity, sex is not (only) biological, patriarchy and masculinities have close relationships, etc. Through gender rules, patriarchy, ethnicity, class, hegemony, hierarchy, homo-sexuality, hetero-sexism, religion, family, and other components of the masculinities, masculinity studies have tried to seek different relations, different faces, different performances, and discourses of masculinity.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course: What is masculinity studies
2^nd Week	An introduction to masculinity studies
3^rd Week	Gender, feminism, feminist Studies
4^th Week	LGBTQI individuals and homophobi
5^th Week	Hegemonic masculinities
6^th Week	Masculinity and spatiality
7^th Week	Masculinity and body
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Masculinity and social Roles
10^th Week	Masculinity and family
11^th Week	Masculinity and violence
12^th Week	Masculinity, performance and representation
13^th Week	Different masculinity representation in the media(s)
14^th Week	General assesment of the course
15^th Week	General assesment of the course

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Türker, Y. (2004) Erk ile Erkek. Toplum ve Bilim. 1010, 8-10
2- Bozok, M. (2011) Soru ve Cevaplarla Erkeklikler. İstanbul: Sogep
3- Sancar, S. (2009) Erkeklik İmkansız İktidar? Ailede, Piyasada ve Sokakta Erkekler. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları
4- Tar, Y. (2015) Erkeklik Çalışmaları Feminizmden Ayrı Tutulabilir mi? İstanbul: Kaos Gl Yayınları
5- Bozok, M. (2009) Femizimin Erkekler Cephesindeki Yankısı: Erkekler ve Erkeklikler Üzerine Eleştirel İncelemeler. Cogito Dergisi Sayı 58, 269-284. İstanbul: İşbankası Yayınları
6- Cannoler, R.W. (1998) Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve İktidar: Toplum, Kişi ve Cinsel Politika. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları
7- Kimmel, M.S. (1994) Homofobi Olarak Erkeklik: Toplumsal Cinsiyet Kimliğinin İnşasında Korku, Utanç ve Sessizlik. Fe Dergi. 5 (2), 92-107
8- Selek, P. (2013) Sürüne Sürüne Erkek Olmak. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları
9- Özarslan, O. (2018) ?Taşra Sıkıntısı: Dar Zamanlar Geniş Mekanlar, Toplumsal Cinsiyet.? Sıkıntı Üzerine Denemeler (içinde). İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. (88-122)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	35
Assignment	1	20
Total(%)		55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		45
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	40	40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	15	15
Total Work Load			141
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.7
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1	X	X
K2		X
K3	X		X	X
K4
K5	X	X	X	X	X
K6
K7
K8					X
K9
K10
K11
K12